CHICAGO, IL – The family of Willie Dixon and the entire Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation community invite one and all to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Willie’s birth at our home within the legendary Chess Records Studio at 2120 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Blues Heaven Foundation and Capital One will host Melvin Taylor and the Slack band, which has wowed audiences from Montreux to Telluride, as well as many special guests. Please join us for this celebration from 5-8PM. Price of admission: Free (donations accepted).

Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation was founded in 1982 by Chicago Blues great, Willie Dixon, to allow the echoes of great American Blues to continue to develop and encourage new generations of Blues musicians, and to provide for the ongoing welfare of senior Blues musicians. Today, the non-profit foundation continues to educate musicians, adults and children about the history of the Blues and the business of music, and to further the careers of musicians while enhancing their lives. The foundation’s scholarship programs are awarded to students for the study of music, African American Studies and Journalism, and other curriculums. Open to the public, the foundation is located at 2120 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, the site of the world famous Chess Records studio, the legendary home of the Chicago Blues.

Studio Tours Available: Mon-Fri, 11am to 4pm; Sat: noon to 3pm.

For more information, visit www.wdbhf.org and go to the Blues Calendar or visit www.bluesheaven.com and go to the Events tab. For questions or more information please call (312) 808-1286.